Chances are, as we sit here on January 8, with Ohio State out of the College Football Playoff despite putting up 41 points without a host of key offensive players, you've heard that the Buckeye defense has some issues stopping good teams from scoring.
After racking up 11 straight wins to start the season, things came crashing to a halt as new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles saw his defense allow 45 points versus Michigan and 42 more versus Georgia.
Even as the Wolverines and Bulldogs (and the Maryland Terrapins before them, albeit in a losing effort) gashed the Buckeyes, Knowles' unit still finished its season with the nation's 24th-best scoring defense (21.